Sartuul
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Sartuul is one of the Mongol clans. Today, they primarily live in the Zavkhan Province of Mongolia
.
The origin of the Sartuul people is Turkic
merchant
s and artisans from Khwarizm. According to Pelliot, Sartuul means merchant in plural. Mongols called Muslim
merchant a Sart
or the place he came from as Sartagchinii gazar. After the Mongol invasion of Central Asia
, many Khwarizmi and other Turks settled in Mongolia. They were loyal to Batmunkh Dayan khan
and his successors. And they were appointed as one clan of Khalkha
s. Sartuul people had already mixed with Mongols.
After the death of Gersenz Huntaiji, who was a son of Batmunkh Dayan Khaan, his wife divided Khalkha Mongol among her 7 sons. One of his sons, Daldan hundlun received Tangud (Descendants of Xi xia dynasty
) and the Sartuul tribes. Since then, Chingissid princes
from House of Daldan hundlun had ruled them. Some of them moved to northern Mongolia around Baikal
a few decades later and mixed with the ancestors of the Buryats
.
9 khutagts of Khalkha and 2 presidents of Mongolia are from Sartuul. Today Sartuul Khalkhas are numerous and divided into 22 subclans that dwell on Zavkhan province.
There is a saying in Mongolia that Sartuul means Sartai Uul (Mountain with the Moon). This is a doubtful theory based on the spelling or accent of the name. It may come from "Sart oolu" which means "child of Sart" in Turkic.
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East and Central Asia. It is bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south, east and west. Although Mongolia does not share a border with Kazakhstan, its western-most point is only from Kazakhstan's eastern tip. Ulan Bator, the capital and largest...
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The origin of the Sartuul people is Turkic
Turkic peoples
The Turkic peoples are peoples residing in northern, central and western Asia, southern Siberia and northwestern China and parts of eastern Europe. They speak languages belonging to the Turkic language family. They share, to varying degrees, certain cultural traits and historical backgrounds...
merchant
Merchant
A merchant is a businessperson who trades in commodities that were produced by others, in order to earn a profit.Merchants can be one of two types:# A wholesale merchant operates in the chain between producer and retail merchant...
s and artisans from Khwarizm. According to Pelliot, Sartuul means merchant in plural. Mongols called Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
merchant a Sart
Sart
Sart is a name for the settled inhabitants of Central Asia which has had shifting meanings over the centuries. Sarts, known sometimes as Ak-Sart in ancient times, did not have any particular ethnic identification, and were usually town-dwellers.-Origin:There are several theories about the origin...
or the place he came from as Sartagchinii gazar. After the Mongol invasion of Central Asia
Mongol invasion of Central Asia
The Mongol invasion of Central Asia occurred after the unification of the Mongol and Turkic tribes on Mongolian plateau in 1206. It finally completed when Genghis Khan conquered the Khwarizmian Empire in 1221....
, many Khwarizmi and other Turks settled in Mongolia. They were loyal to Batmunkh Dayan khan
Dayan Khan
Dayan Khan , was a Mongol khan who reunited the Mongols under Chinggisid supremacy in the Northern Yuan Dynasty in Mongolia...
and his successors. And they were appointed as one clan of Khalkha
Khalkha
Khalkha is the largest subgroup of Mongol people in Mongolia since 15th century. The Khalkha together with Tsahar, Ordos and Tumed, were directly ruled by the Altan Urag Khans until the 20th century; unlike the Oirat people who were ruled by the Dzungar nobles or the Khorchins who were ruled by...
s. Sartuul people had already mixed with Mongols.
After the death of Gersenz Huntaiji, who was a son of Batmunkh Dayan Khaan, his wife divided Khalkha Mongol among her 7 sons. One of his sons, Daldan hundlun received Tangud (Descendants of Xi xia dynasty
Western Xia
The Western Xia Dynasty or the Tangut Empire, was known to the Tanguts and the Tibetans as Minyak.The state existed from 1038 to 1227 AD in what are now the northwestern Chinese provinces of Ningxia, Gansu, eastern Qinghai, northern Shaanxi, northeastern Xinjiang, southwest Inner Mongolia, and...
) and the Sartuul tribes. Since then, Chingissid princes
Descent from Genghis Khan
Descent from Genghis Khan is traceable primarily in Central Asia. His four sons and other immediate descendants are famous by names and by deeds. Later Asian potentates attempted to claim descent from the House of Borjigin even on flimsy grounds. In the 14th century, valid sources all but dried...
from House of Daldan hundlun had ruled them. Some of them moved to northern Mongolia around Baikal
Baikal
Baykal commonly refers to Lake Baikal in southern Siberia, Russia.Baykal or Baikal may also refer to:-Russia:*Baykal, Irkutsk Oblast, an urban-type settlement*Baykal, Aurgazinsky District, Republic of Bashkortostan, a village...
a few decades later and mixed with the ancestors of the Buryats
Buryats
The Buryats or Buriyads , numbering approximately 436,000, are the largest ethnic minority group in Siberia and are mainly concentrated in their homeland, the Buryat Republic, a federal subject of Russia...
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9 khutagts of Khalkha and 2 presidents of Mongolia are from Sartuul. Today Sartuul Khalkhas are numerous and divided into 22 subclans that dwell on Zavkhan province.
There is a saying in Mongolia that Sartuul means Sartai Uul (Mountain with the Moon). This is a doubtful theory based on the spelling or accent of the name. It may come from "Sart oolu" which means "child of Sart" in Turkic.